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FinTechs Take A Regional Approach To SMB COVID-19 Relief

PYMNTS

The market will be watching closely whether financial institutions (FIs) are able to address some of the biggest headaches from the first round of PPP loans, namely an influx of applications that can overwhelm lenders’ systems. Lendsmart, Griffin Technologies. Fresno First Bank. Citizens Bank Of Edmond.

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Banking's Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2023 Edition

Jeff For Banks

I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance more than those that make those investments. The Bancorp, Inc. Nasdaq: TBBK) Founded in 2000, this $7.5 They changed their name.

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How DoorDash Bike Couriers Evolved From Telegram Messengers

PYMNTS

During a railway strike in 1894, they ferried packages and letters between San Francisco and Fresno. In 2012, four entrepreneurs were at a macaroon store in California getting feedback on technology to help small business owners. Around the same time in the U.S., bike messengers came on the scene in California. An Unmet Need.

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Banking's Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: 2022 Edition

Jeff For Banks

I chose five years because banks that focus on year over year returns tend to cut strategic investments come budget time, which hurts their market position, earnings power, and future relevance than those that make those investments. My method was to search for the best banks based on total return to shareholders over the past five years.

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ICBA’s 2021 National Community Bank Service Award winners

Independent Banker

Cross River Bank, represented by Phil Goldfeder, senior vice president of global public affairs; Gilles Gade, CEO; and Jesse Honigberg, senior vice president and technology chief of staff, connects tech companies with bank services, relationships that proved useful during the Paycheck Protection Program. Location: Fort Lee, N.J.

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11 New Restaurant Concepts Reimagining Fast Food & Casual Dining

CB Insights

The old guard of American dining are switching up their games to compete: McDonald’s is adding self-serve kiosks to many of its franchises, upping the ante with mobile order technology. The sophisticated food hall: North 3rd Street Market (Brooklyn). The sophisticated food hall: North 3rd Street Market. table of contents.